The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-22
RULES FOR THE HOUSE.
THE COMMITTEE SUBMITS A
PARTIAL REPORT.

A Recommendation That the Rules of
the Last Congress be Adopted With
Certain Changes The Committees
Vote on the Changes Nearly Unani-
mous-The Report Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-In the House to-
day, Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee on Rules, submitted a partial
report. The report recommends the adop-
tion of the rules of the Forty-ninth Con
gress until further orders, with the follow
ing changes:
The members of the Committee on Libra
ry is increased to five.
A standing committee is established to
consist of thirteen members, to be known as
the Committee ON Merchant Marine and
Fisheries
The addition of a representative of the
delegates on the Committee on Private
Land Claims is recommended
Private bills are to be presented through
the Clerk and given proper reference by
that officer.
A SAFEGUARD.
An improper reference of bill does not
confer any jurisdiction over the subject
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ence will be made by direction of the
Speaker. Any private bill whose contents
are found to be insulting or obscene, will be
returned to the member presenting it and
will not be referred
Hereafter there will be printed only 500
copies of each bill of public nature intro
duced and 100 copies Of each private bill
presented to the Clerk for reference
The following select committees are pro
xriH Had Tl.fc., s~ckI
to consist of thirteen members; on the Elec-
tion of President and Vice President
and Representatives in Congress, to
consist of thirteen members; on the
Eleventh Census, to consist Of thirteen
members; on Indian Depreciation
Claims, to consist of thirteen members
on Ventilation and Acoustics, to consist Of
seven members; on the Alcoholic Liquor
Traffic. to consist of eleven members.
NEARLY UNANIMOUS.
Mr.. Randall briefly explained the pro
posed changes, which he stated were with
one exception recommended by the unani-
nous vote of the Committee on Rules. That
exception was the recommendation for the
appointment of a special committee on the
alcoholic liquor traffic The gentlemen
from Maine and illinois (Nlessrs. Reed and
Cannon and he constituted the majority of
the committee on this question.
MIR. McCreary, OF Kentucky, said he de
sired to offer an amendment that the gen
eral appropriations bills be re-orted to the
House by the committees having them in
charge within sixty days during the long
session and forty days during the short ses-
sion of Congress.
Mr.. Randall stated that the subject was
pending in the Committee on Rules, and
would receive careful consideration before
the committee submitted another report.
Upon this statement Mr. McCreary with
drew his proposed amendment.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
After brief discussion the report was
agreed to without division. The following
amendments to the rules were submitted
and referred to the Committee on Rules:
By Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee-To prohibit
the printing in the Record of undelivered
speeches.
to fifteen the membership of the committees
now holding thirteen members.
By Mr.. Holman of Misunderstanding
for the re-establishment of the Holman
amendment, that no Amendment chang
ing existing laws shall be in order on the
general appropriation BILL unless, being
germane to the bill, it retrenches expendi-
lures by reducing the number, or salaries of
officials, or by reduction of the compensa-
ton of any person paid out of the United
States Treasury"
The announcement was then made of the
death of Representative Kane, of New York,
and the House adjourned.
AS a result of the adoption by the House
to-day of the new rule admitting private
bills without the folmality of presentation
in open House, about $50 of these measures
were thrown upon the clerks desk within
short quarter of an hour. While many
of them are original bills, majority ap-
pear to be ''old stagers."